Cellphones in the Classroom


There is a lot of research on cellphones in the classroom and the increase in there use at: http://www.tomorrow.org/index.html
The research is based on national surveys over the past few years. Two reports are listed and worth reading: Mobile learning at a tipping point and Learning in the 21st Century: Taking it Mobile! Look for the data on the site and use the charts they provide. I like the knowing increase of the number of elementary children using cell phones and how it has grown.

Also, take a look at the ISTE's: SIGML: Mobile Learning Special Interest Group
SIGML is an advocate for mobile learning worldwide, and promotes meaningful integration of mobile devices in teaching and learning in formal and informal learning environments.~ Beth Cornell, PDE Mentor




iPods, iTouch and iPad Classroom Applications


iPod Apps K-12 These pages include free or almost free apps for K-12 teachers and students in content areas. http://web.me.com/dowd/Touch/Welcome.html
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Webinar link http://www.iear.org - Click on the recording link for webinar titled Mobile Learning Using the iPod Touch
Webinar features 3 school districts/schools on how they are using iPod Touch devices.
North Rowan High School, Rowan-Salisbury School System
Grey Culbreth MS, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Comal ISD, Texas http://www.comalisd.org/mobile_learning

Some interesting topics were covered including Internet wireless equipped buses, filtering, content, assessment, ELL, etc. ~Ann Masakoski, PDE mentor



We have had an older set of iPods and also a newer set of Nano’s w/video which have been used by various departments.
· Reading @ Middle school for students working on prosody and fluency
· World Language at Middle & High School for translation practice and language fluency
· Audio Recording devices for PSA podcasts in various subjects
· Interviews (students were permitted to borrow them)
· Video recording for science experiments (Nano’s)
· Podcast recording for Language Arts, Social Studies, etc.
· Communications class (Middle School) doing 2 minute dialogues/conversations when given a written prompt to respond to
~Gary Barron, Phoenixville